In a broader context, China's soft power seems to be in the middle of Asia Revival led past the Kingdom (MiddleKingdom) an integral part of the movement. Chinese troops will not cross international boundaries, but Beijing for an Asian capital that allow each to make any major decisions in the need to be approved by China's political, economic and diplomatic strength.

Kurlantzick on China's scholars specializing in (JoshuaKurlantzick) once wrote: "China may want to turn away the influence of the United States to build its own sphere of influence, a kind of Chinese Monroe Doctrine, Southeast Asian countries will be subject to their own interests in China, and will think twice whether to support the United States. "

Washington, Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the new assessment that the success of China in Southeast Asia is almost, but not entirely successful: "Beijing has largely eliminated the Southeast Asia that China poses a threat of military or economic concerns." Instead, people think the United States reduction in Southeast Asia or limited attention.

CRS reports that China's ability to affect a large extent comes from Southeast Asia as foreign aid, a major source of trade and investment role. In addition, in almost every Southeast Asian countries, overseas Chinese groups "in Southeast Asia has long been the country's economic, social and culture play an important part."

A set of data is instructive. From 1998 to 2009, China imported goods from Southeast Asia soared 674 percent, reaching 89.5 billion U.S. dollars. The same period, U.S. imports rose 57% to 111 billion U.S. dollars. 2010 data is statistical in, the procurement of China in Southeast Asia will be more likely to exceed the United States.

Chinese economic assistance to their focus on the southern border of Myanmar and Laos, and Cambodia through Laos to arrive. They are the region's most impoverished countries. A refusal by the U.S. military rule in Myanmar. China to Burma to provide a maximum amount of assistance and help build roads, railways, airports and ports. Chinese people back to the military government to provide up to 20 billion dollars worth of weapons, which undoubtedly contribute to this repressive regime remain in power.

Beijing was built by the large sum of money to the Vietnamese railway, hydropower projects and shipyards. However, its in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia than the influence, CRS reports that China's influence in Vietnam is relatively limited. Although China supported North Vietnam during the Vietnam war against South Vietnam and the United States, but the Vietnamese in the history of China on the dread. In the year 939 AD, the Chinese occupation of large parts of Vietnam over the last millennium, and China briefly invaded Vietnam in 1979.

Chinese in Indonesia and the Philippines considerable influence with the United States. In the September 11, 2001 terror attacks of Islamic extremism, the United States to seek and the world's most populous Muslim country of Indonesia to develop good relations. CRS report says, however, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2005, "signed the declaration billion U.S. dollars in preferential loans with commitments to the 'strategic partnership'."

Similarly, while the Philippines was once a U.S. colony, and is now a security agreement and the United States, but China is still there to seek influence. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed 20 economic agreements, including a Chinese company to build and renovate the railway contract.

While the U.S. has lagged behind, but the CRS report cautions that, even the Chinese in Southeast Asia, some of the major beneficiaries of generosity still wary of China, or sought to curb its influence growth.